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bbc.com | Lucy Hooker
Plan to raise deposit protection limit to £110,000Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA proposed change to banking rules will increase significantly the amount of savers' money that is protected when a bank or building society goes under. The planned increase takes into account inflation since the limit was last set in 2017, the body which supervises UK banks, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Lucy Hooker |Charlotte Edwards |Tom Espiner
Three ways to cushion the blow of bill risesLucy Hooker & Charlotte Edwards & Tom EspinerGetty ImagesIt is being dubbed "awful April" with a range of household bills set to go up in the next few days. There is nothing much you can do if your council tax is increasing, or you are buying a house and facing a higher stamp duty bill. But when it comes to other bills, such as energy, water or broadband, here are three strategies that could help ease the pressure.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Lucy Hooker
The name WH Smith, a staple of UK town centres since the Victorian era when it became the country's principal newspaper distributor, is set to disappear from the High Street after the firm agreed to sell its shops to Hobbycraft-owner Modella Capital. The sale does not include the WH Smith brand, its travel shops at airports and railway stations or its outlets in hospitals.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Lucy Hooker
On Wednesday the chancellor will give an update on her plans for the economy. The government has promised to boost growth, which should mean higher pay, more jobs, and more spending on services such as the NHS, education and transport. Rachel Reeves will share the latest official outlook, which is expected to say the UK economy will grow 1% this year, rather than the previously forecast 2%.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Lucy Hooker
'We don't need a Gail's' - the coffee shop boom dividing localsLucy HookerReporting fromMacclesfieldBBCJane Kent says Macclesfield doesn't need any more places to buy pastriesThere is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted cream wooden shopfront on the market square in Macclesfield. A new bakery cafe has just opened, offering ciabatta and sourdough loaves as well as hot cross buns, syrupy cakes, vegetable quiches and of course coffee.
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